By: Karen Graham | As coal-fired power plants in the U.S. grow increasingly uneconomic, capacity retirements by year-end are likely to hit a record 15.4 GW, exceeding the previous record of 14.7 GW set in 2015. In his report, Seth

By: TalkBusiness | The United States has enough resources to meet peak electric demand this summer in all areas except for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp. The anticipated reserve margin, or

By: L.M. Sixel | Consumers hoping to find better deals when their electricity contracts expire are in for a shock as retail prices have soared in anticipation of hot weather, potential power shortages and spikes in wholesale electricity prices. The

By: Darrell Proctor | A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) says the financial struggles of U.S. nuclear power plants continue to increase, and it is likely more plants will be faced with early retirement. It’s another acknowledgement of

By: Robert Walton | Retail electricity sales in the United States fell by 80 billion kWh last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the largest decline since 2009 during the economic recession. According to the federal agency, the

By: Robert Walton | Changes to the United States’ power generation mix last year reflected fuel price fluctuations and the growth of renewable energy, though overall demand fell. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, total U.S. net generation fell

By Ryan Maye Handy | Power generated by natural gas-fired plants saw the steepest declines on record last year, as coal-fired power continued to slump and power from renewable energy sources continued to rise. Nationally, natural gas remains the top fuel